Teenagers accused of yelling slurs, egging residence of gay man

Gay Oriental Guy Joshua Dowd Found Blood Loss and Unconscious in Buckhead

A honestly gay Oriental guy was located bleeding from his head and hardly breathing on train tracks in Buckhead, reported CBS 46.

Joshua Dowd, 28, was hurried to Grady Medical facility on Sunday (July 11) after he was discovered on train tracks near Piedmont as well as Lakeshore Drive by a guy walking in the location. The male who called the authorities stated there was no one else near the scene.

His partner of three-and-a-half years, Colin Kelly, informed CBS 46 that Dowd was located in a location \"he would certainly [not] generally be in.\" According to Kelly, Dowd went out with good friends in Downtown on Saturday evening before dividing from the group.

Dowd is presently in the hospital with severe mental retardation. There is a GoFundMe campaign to aid cover his hospital expenditures.

\" Joshua is one of the most kind, caring, spirited, Ariana Grande-loving individual on this planet,\" the GoFundMe checks out. \"He has actually changed the lives of numerous ... We are asking any person that recognizes him, or perhaps anybody who recognizes us, to please help. Giving away will certainly assist him and also his family pay his clinical costs. Undergoing surgical treatment and remaining in the ICU has actually piled on the expenses, and also equally will assist him in the process.\"

The incident is presently provided as \"Miscellaneous Non-crime,\" but the situation is still under investigation. Any individual with details is asked to call the Atlanta Cops Department.

Teenagers accused of yelling slurs, egging residence of gay man

Skokie police are checking out a confrontation in between a large group of teenagers including slurs and also the egging of a home and also auto.

SKOKIE - Skokie authorities are exploring a house-egging by a huge team of teenagers, that additionally apparently hurled anti-gay insults.

\" Tuesday night myself and also a lot of my queer pals, we wished to order sushi in the park,\" claimed Jake, that asked that we not use his surname or reveal his face for worry of retribution.

But Jake desires people to recognize what took place when he and his good friends, all in their very early 20s, ran into a huge group of adolescent children at Schack Park in Skokie.

He claims the teens were having a water balloon battle, but soon transformed their attention on Jake and his buddies.

\" They started pummeling us in the confront with water balloons and also screaming (expletive) as well as other gay slurs,\" said Jake.

He states there was a battle entailing some shoving and after that the teenagers followed them back to Jake's residence a few blocks away.

A pair hrs later on when he and his partner went outside, Jake says the teens began egging your house as well as his cars and truck, as well as shouting homophobic slurs.

\" My sweetheart's mama and sibling were within and they stated it sounded like gunfires to them,\" said Jake's sweetheart Michael. \"It was so strong, there were many eggs.\"

Skokie Cops claim they are investigating what occurred. Now, they are calling it a defacement to building case. However, they claim that might be upgraded depending on the outcomes of their examination.

Jake's father, Joshua, claims it is specifically surprising due to the fact that Skokie has a well-earned track record for inclusiveness.

\" I believe it's a hate criminal activity,\" said Joshua. \"They were targeted due to their sexuality and also for nothing else reason. It's Satisfaction Month and also children are targeted since they're gay.\"

Jake has actually received a cascade of support after publishing his tale on social networks, consisting of an image of 2 of the teens whose encounters we have blurred because of their age.

\" Something needs to be done. We need to go in the institutions. We need to be instructing LGBTQ background. It's unacceptable,\" said Jake.

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